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This reads as a small praise of shared routine, and of the comfort a weekly ritual can give a family. It can also be taken to mean that pleasure is not only in the show itself, but in the pause it created, a regular moment to gather and watch together. It lands in any household memory where a repeated habit becomes part of belonging.
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About Anne Lamott
American novelist and nonfiction writer
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is known for work that blends fiction with personal and reflective nonfiction, and for a voice that is direct, candid, and observant. Her writing often draws on everyday life, faith, family, addiction, recovery, and the struggles and small consolations of ordinary experience. She has built a large body of quoted material on the site, reflecting the wide reach of her public voice and the clarity of her style.
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